Wednesday, August 20, 2003
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Wednesday, August 20, 2003 |
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Barnes and Noble to host authors and Hawks Saturday By MICHAEL
BOYLAN Since it opened, the Barnes and Noble in Fayetteville has offered citizens in the community unique opportunites to meet some of their favorite authors, as well as to participate in workshops, seminars and meetings. This Saturday will be no different, as there will be two programs occuring simultaneously at the store. Members of the Atlanta Hawks basketball team will be in attendance from 4-8 p.m. for a special children's storytime and game night. The members of the Hawks will be the storytellers duirng that time. There will also be author presentations and signings from 5-7 p.m. from some of the more outstanding contemporary African-American authors. The authors that will be present Saturday are Shandra Hill, Alita Anderson and Pearl Cleage. Hill will be discussing and signing copies of "Actions Speak Louder," which features a message about finding one's strenght during difficult situations and leaving abusive relationships. Hill, who has worked as both a broadcast and print journalist, has written for such magazines as Glamour and Atlanta Good Life, as well as writing for WSB-TV and reporting for CBS affiliates in Chattanooga, Tenn., and Montgomery, Ala. She will speak at 5 p.m. Following Hill will be Anderson, who will be discussing and signing "On the Other Side." The book is a anthology of hymns, original artwork by Anderson, and narratives from Anderson and other African-Americans who have recovered from selfishness, illness and drug abuse, seemingly through the love of others or the hand of God. Anderson is a graduate of Yale Medical School and displays both impressive artistic and editorial skills. Anderson will address the crowd at 5:30 p.m. Closing out the evening will be Cleage, who has done exemplary work as a journalist, poet, playwright and novelist. Her plays include "Flyin' West" and "Blues for an Alabama Sky," which first garnered her attention in the early 1980s. Her novels have brought her even more acclaim. "What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day," which was her debut, was an Oprah's Book Club selection, a New York Times bestseller and a BCALA Literary Award winner. Other books penned by Cleage include "I Wish I Had a Red Dress," "Mad at Miles," and "Deals with the Devil." Her newest book will be released Tuesday, Sept. 26. It is titled "Some Thing I Never Thought I'd Do." Cleage will be speaking at 6 p.m. The authors are uniting to raise money for Mothers Rebuilding Atlanta, an eduactional program that formed five years ago, which provides training in construction for women, out of school youth, seniors and heads of households wishing to acquire higher income opportuinities. Twenty percent of the proceeds from this evening will be donated to the program.
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